down payment
Example Sentences
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Then, rather than trying to save up $250,000, focus on accumulating enough for that down payment, he says.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Like many young people in decades past, many millennials and Gen Z buyers rely on their families to fund their down payment, ICE data showed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
A down payment is traditionally about 20% of the purchase price of a home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Borrowers who make a 20% down payment, often the minimum amount to avoid having to pay for private mortgage insurance, might see rates drop between 0.15 percentage point and 0.4 percentage point.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The down payment was $100, which they had to borrow from my mother’s father.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
